Wildrose Staffers land jobs with PC Caucus
TweetWhile some staffers working for the Wildrose Official Opposition Caucus lost their jobs when leader Danielle Smith and 8 MLAs crossed the floor to the Progressive Conservatives before Christmas 2014,…
2015
2015: Year of reckoning for Canada’s fossil fuel economy
On Monday, as Canadians got back to work following the holidays, the price for crude oil dipped below $50/barrel for the first time since 2009, offering a glimpse of the…
Son Three reacts to the win
He’s quite shy, as you can see.
Poor sad spider monster
Filed under: art Tagged: Monster, spider
Ice Storm 2015
Nothing like ’98 but still there are people without power, treacherous walking and driving conditions. Nature at it’s finest, cold, brutal, beautiful. The nets on the balconies to prevent pigeons…
In Tuesday’s Sun: coalition, accusation, repetition
Get ready. You can always tell when a federal election is coming in Canada. The political parties commence a frenzy of fundraising. The commentariat start speculating incessantly about when, exactly,…
Does the Harper Government Have the Credibility to be Re-Elected?
This is a guest post by author and filmmaker Michael Harris. The article originally appeared on iPolitics and is republished here with permission. From the cold porches of January, 2015…
Assata Shakur: “I am a 20th century escaped slave”
Cuba-based black revolutionary Assata Shakur says she fled “from the political repression, racism and violence that dominate the US government’s policy towards people of color.” The post Assata Shakur: “I…
The Perfect Caregiver
Let me tell you about a perfect caregiver I know. Her name is Glenna and she looks after my Mom for a couple of hours on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Mom’s…
John Tory steps on frozen pool of his own overblown rhetoric
Almost wipes out. Hilarity ensues. Caption contest!
Mug on a cold and cloudy day
Filed under: art
Five Good Economic Developments in 2014
Every year has its ups and downs, of course. But there’s something about New Year’s that makes one naturally want to emphasize the positive. So here is my personal list…
Saskatoon A Day At A Time
Here’s a clever video that took more than a year to complete by a young Saskatoon man. It reminds me somewhat of my shorter-lived face-a-day project modeled on Noah Kalina’s…
A Year in Photos
Organizations aren’t thinking about the ‘networked individual’ – the networking choices and patterns of individual Internet users. They’re still focused on their own organizational information systems and traditional institutional networks.…
In 2015, the stakes could not be higher for Internet Freedom
This piece was originally published in Common Ground and on Rabble.ca One of the most challenging things about working for an Internet freedom organization like OpenMedia is that there’s often…
Thoughts on the Moon
Many years ago, I decided to write a story that deliberately incorporated archetypes. It was called, “Woman Menstruating on the Moon,” and it was my first story to be accepted…
Does anyone doubt an early election now?
First, this morning, with the ouster of the Burglar of National Defense, Harper was clearly wiping the table of any “nuisance” that may dog him during the campaign. Now, it…
JuliAnt F’Antino out as veterAnts affairs minister
Satire inspired by this headline: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/julian-fantino-out-as-veterans-affairs-minister-1.2889977
JuliAnt F’Antino out as veterAnts affairs minister
Satire inspired by this headline: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/julian-fantino-out-as-veterans-affairs-minister-1.2889977